English

Office: Room 9408, 5057 Woodward; 313-577-2450
Chairperson: Caroline Maun
Associate Chairperson and Director of Undergraduate Studies: Lisa Ze Winters
Director of Composition: Richard Marback
Director of Creative Writing: Donovan Hohn
Director of Graduate Studies: Chera Kee
Academic Services Officer: Anglesia Brown
Program Specialist: Laurean Butcher
https://clas.wayne.edu/english

The English Department is engaged in researching and re-conceptualizing what it means to read and write English in the twenty-first century and invites energetic, intellectually adventurous students to join in this pursuit. The graduate program is designed for students who show promise in the formal study and teaching of language, literature, film, rhetoric, composition, and culture, and seek to pursue the Master of Arts and/or Doctor of Philosophy in these areas.

The M.A. program can be used to prepare for doctoral work and/or as a terminal degree used to develop expertise in particular areas of study (e.g., professional writing, creative writing). Students may earn an M.A. with a major in English, an M.A. with a major in English and a concentration in Creative Writing, or an M.A.with a major in English and a concentration in Technical and Professional Writing.

The doctoral program provides focus for graduate studies in English and ensures that students receive an education at the highest possible level. Our department offers two Ph.D. concentrations: one in Literature, Culture, Media and Writing and one in Rhetoric and Writing Studies.

BAKOPOULOS, NATALIE: M.F.A., University of Michigan; B.S., Michigan State University; Associate Professor

BARTON, ELLEN: Ph.D., M.A., Northwestern University; M.A., DePaul University; B.A., University of Detroit; Professor Emerita

BOEDER, RUTH: Ph.D., M.L.I.S, M.A., Wayne State University; B.A., Concordia University; Assistant Professor of Teaching

BRILL, LESLEY: Ph.D., Rutgers University; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; B.A., University of Chicago; Professor Emeritus

CHANDRA, SARIKA: Ph.D., University of Florida; M.A., Northeastern University; M.B.A., B.A., Bentley College; Associate Professor

CHESS, SIMONE: Ph.D., M.A., University of California at Santa Barbara; B.A., Smith College; Associate Professor

DUNCAN, LAVAL TODD: Ph.D., Harvard University; M.A., B.A., University of Louisville; Associate Professor of Teaching

EDWARDS, WALTER F.: Ph.D., University of York; M.A., Lancaster University; B.A., University of Guyana; Professor

ELRICK, KATHY: Ph.D. Clemson University; M.A., Arcadia University; M.S., B.A., Illinois State University; Assistant Professor of Teaching

EVANS, ELIZABETH: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A., University of Puget Sound; Associate Professor

FIELD, BRADFORD S.: Ph.D., University of Maryland; M.A., Kent State University; B.A., Hiram College; Associate Professor Emeritus

FLAHERTY, RYAN: M.A., Eastern Michigan University; B.A. Cleveland State University; Associate Professor of Teaching

FLATLEY, JONATHAN: Ph.D., Duke University; B.A., Amherst College; Professor

FLOOD, JEANNE A.: Ph.D., University of Michigan; M.A., Loyola University; B.A., Mundelein College; Associate Professor Emeritus

FOX, HILARY: Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; M.A., Western Michigan University; B.A., University of South Florida; Associate Professor

GOLEMBA, HENRY L.: Ph.D., University of Washington; M.A., B.Ph., Wayne State University; Professor Emeritus

GOODRICH, JAIME: Ph.D., Boston College; B.A., Smith College; Professor

GROGAN, JARED: Ph.D., Wayne State University; M.A. University of Windsor; B.A., Laurentian University; Associate Professor of Teaching

HERRON, JERRY S.: Ph.D., M.A., Indiana University; B.A., University of Texas; Professor Emeritus

HOHN, DONOVAN: M.F.A., University of Michigan; M.A., Boston University; B.A., Oberlin College; Professor

HOOGLAND, RENÉE: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Amsterdam; Professor

JACKSON, KENNETH: Ph.D., Loyola University of Chicago; M.A., Northwestern University; B.A., Michigan State University; Professor

JANKENS, ADRIENNE: Ph.D., Wayne State University; M.A., Central Michigan University; B.A., Valparaiso University; Assistant Professor

KEE, CHERA: Ph.D., M.A., University of Southern California; M.A., Harvard University; B.A., Oklahoma City University; Associate Professor

LATAWIEC, AMY: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Wayne State University; Associate Professor of Teaching

LIEBLER, MICHAEL LYNN: M.A.T., B.A., Oakland University ; Associate Professor of Teaching

MARBACK, RICHARD C.: Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago; M.A., University of Chicago; B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University; Professor

MAROTTI, ARTHUR F.: Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University; A.B., Fordham College; Distinguished Professor Emeritus

MARUCA, LISA: Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; B.A., College of William and Mary; Associate Professor

MAUN, CAROLINE: Ph.D., University of Tennessee; M.A., North Carolina State University; B.A., Eckerd College; Associate Professor and Chair

NATHAN, GEOFFREY S.: Ph.D., M.A., University of Hawaii; B.A., University of Toronto; Professor Emeritus

PROGOVAC, LJILJANA: Ph.D., University of Southern California at Los Angeles; M.A., University of Beograd; B.A., University of Novi Sad; Professor

PRUCHNIC, JEFFREY: Ph.D., M.A., Pennsylvania State University; B.A., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Associate Professor

RAKHLIN, NATALIA: Ph.D., University of Connecticut; M.A., University of Montana; B.A., Pyatigorsk State Linguistic Academy; Associate Professor

RANNEY, FRANCES: Ph.D., Miami University; M.A., University of Cincinnati; B.A., Wilmington College; Associate Professor Emerita

RASPA, RICHARD: Ph.D., M.A., University of Notre Dame; B.S., St. Joseph's College; Professor Emeritus

RATLIFF, MARTHA: Ph.D., M.A.T., University of Chicago; B.A. Carleton College; Professor Emerita

REED, JOHN R.: Ph.D., University of Rochester; B.A., University of Minnesota; Distinguished Professor Emeritus

SCHWARZ, ALFRED: Ph.D., M.A., Harvard University; B.A., University of Minnesota; Professor Emeritus

SCRIVENER, MICHAEL: Ph.D., B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo; M.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; Distinguished Professor Emeritus

SHAVIRO, STEVEN: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Yale University; DeRoy Professor

SKLAR, ELIZABETH S.: Ph.D., M.A., University of Pennsylvania; B.A., Swarthmore College; Professor Emerita

STROZIER, ROBERT M.: Ph.D., M.A., University of Chicago; B.M.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Professor Emeritus

SUSAK, CHRISTOPHER: M.A., Wayne State University; B.A., Baldwin-Wallace University; Associate Professor of Teaching

THOMAS, JULE: Ph.D., Wayne State University; M.A., Central Michigan University; B.A., Lake Superior State University; Associate Professor of Teaching

TOROK, JOSEPH: M.A., B.A., Eastern Michigan University; Associate Professor of Teaching

TRIMBLE, THOMAS: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., Wayne State University; Associate Professor of Teaching

TYSH, CHRIS: M.A., B.A., Sorbonne; Associate Professor of Teaching

VARTY, NICOLE: Ph.D., Wayne State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; B. S., Lee University; Associate Professor of Teaching

VLASOPOLOS, ANCA: Ph.D., M.A., University of Michigan; B.A., Wayne State University; Professor Emerita

WASSERMAN, RENATA M.: Ph.D., Brandeis University; M.A., Universidade de Sao Paulo; B.A., Ohio University; Professor Emerita

WATTEN, BARRETT: Ph.D., B.A., University of California, Berkeley; M.F.A., University of Iowa; Professor

WINTERS, LISA ZE: Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of California at Berkeley; Associate Professor

YU, BEONGCHEON: Ph.D., Brown University; M.A., University of Kansas; B.A., Seoul National University; Professor Emeritus

ENG 5005 Digital Storytelling Cr. 3

The goal of the class is to introduce storytelling to students of professional communication and to allow students to create narratives in genres of professional communication of interest to tham. Offered Every Other Year.

ENG 5010 Topics in the Essay Cr. 3

Advanced study of the essay, through approaches such as creative writing, literary analysis, or rhetorical analysis. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: AFS 2390 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 2390 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 3010 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 3020 with a minimum grade of C, or ENG 3050 with a minimum grade of C

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5030 Topics in Women's Studies Cr. 3

Thematic, critical or generic study of women and literature. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Equivalent: GSW 5030

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5035 Topics in Gender and Sexuality Studies Cr. 3

Advanced course on issues of sexuality and gender as mediated through literary and cultural study. Attention to critical theory as well as various literary and cultural forms. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: GSW 5035

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5070 Topics in Film and Media Cr. 4

Critical and theoretical topics including style and work of specific filmmakers and philosophical approaches to film and other media. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Fees: $20

Repeatable for 12 Credits

ENG 5080 Topics in Global and Transnational Studies Cr. 3

Study of literature and culture from a global and/or transnational perspective. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5090 Topics in Critical Theory Cr. 3

Advanced study of critical theory – such as cultural theory, film theory, or literary theory – with reference to primary texts. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5095 Topics in Visual Culture Cr. 3

Advanced course in visual culture and its theory, and in the practice of reading images in a variety of literary and visual forms. Topics to be announced in the schedule of classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5150 Shakespeare Cr. 3

For English majors and others interested in more intensive study. Some attention to Shakespearean scholarship. Offered Intermittently.

ENG 5340 Topics in British Literature Cr. 3

Thematic, generic or historical perspectives on British literature; may cover multiple periods. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5360 Child Language Acquisition Cr. 3

Despite its complexity and abstractness, young children acquire language without conscious effort or explicit instruction in a span of just a few years. This feat is unique to humans and is unmatched by any other species or even the most sophisticated computers. The course will present a comprehensive introduction to the study of child language acquisition. We will use a cross-linguistic approach to discuss some of the most important issues in language acquisition. We will not only talk about what children accomplish linguistically at various ages, but also discuss various theoretical approaches to explaining how children acquire linguistic knowledge in different domains, focusing on acquiring the sound inventory, words and sentence structure. We will look at some of the methods that have been employed to collect and analyze child language data. Offered Fall.

Equivalent: LIN 5360, PSY 5360

ENG 5420 American Literature: 1865-1914 Cr. 3

Survey of important literary texts that arose from cultural phenomena like post-reconstruction, urbanization, immigration, the suffrage movement, and native rights. Literary movements like Realism and Naturalism will be studied as well as influential writers such as Cahan, Chopin, Dreiser and Dunbar. Offered Intermittently.

ENG 5450 Modern American Literature Cr. 3

Survey of culturally-significant writers, themes and movements since 1914, such as: the Harlem Renaissance, Modernism, Postmodernism; authors like Ellison, Hemingway, Morrison, Stein. Offered Intermittently.

ENG 5480 Topics in African American Literature Cr. 3

Thematic, generic or historical perspectives: topics such as early black writers, Harlem Renaissance, African-American poetry, contemporary black writers. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Yearly.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5485 Topics in Race and Ethnic Studies Cr. 3

Thematic, generic or historical perspectives on race and ethnic studies; may cover multiple periods. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5490 Topics in American Literature Cr. 3

Thematic, generic, or historical perspectives on American literature; may cover writers of different periods. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5530 Topics in Poetry Cr. 3

Advanced study of poetry, through approaches such as creative writing or literary analysis. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5550 Topics in Fiction Cr. 3

Advanced study of fiction, through approaches such as creative writing or literary analysis. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5595 Topics in Global Literatures Cr. 3

Advanced study of global writing through the exploration of literary and cultural texts beyond the US or British national traditions. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5685 Topics in Editing Cr. 3

Thematic, generic or historical perspectives on editing; may cover multiple periods. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5690 Topics in Book History Cr. 3

Advanced study of the history of reading, writing, and the production and circulation of texts. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5695 Publishing Practicum Cr. 3

Students produce a creative or scholarly journal for undergraduates. Topics covered include editing, formatting, and publishing texts. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5700 Introduction to Linguistic Theory Cr. 3

Introduction to the scientific study of language and methodologies of linguistic analysis: phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: LIN 5700

ENG 5710 Phonology Cr. 3

The sound systems of a variety of human languages compared and contrasted in an introduction to the diversity and similarities in human sound systems. Theories of the nature of sound systems and methods of analysis in phonology and morphophonology will be presented. Offered Yearly.

Prerequisites: LIN 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, ENG 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, LIN 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, or ENG 2720 with a minimum grade of D-

Equivalent: LIN 5290

ENG 5715 Morphology Cr. 3

Morphology is a core area of Linguistics. The course will introduce the basic issues in the study of the internal structure of words, as well as the analytical techniques applied to morphological analysis. Students will learn how to analyze words of various (Indo-European and non-Indo-European) languages into morphemes, as well as to recognize morphological patterns and to utilize theoretical concepts in order to describe and analyze such patterns. In particular, the course will develop a theory of morphology in generative grammar, paying special attention to the question of whether particular morphological phenomena are primarily syntactic or primarily phonological in nature. Offered Fall.

Prerequisites: ENG 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, ENG 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, LIN 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, or LIN 5700 with a minimum grade of D-

Equivalent: LIN 5715

ENG 5720 Linguistics and Education Cr. 3

Introduction to linguistics with emphasis on applications to education. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: LIN 5720

ENG 5730 English Grammar Cr. 3

Comprehensive analysis of English sentence structure and parts of speech using the terminology and descriptive approach of traditional grammar. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: LIN 5730

ENG 5740 Syntax Cr. 3

The theory of grammatical systems examined through analysis of sentence formation in a variety of human languages, diversity and universals in grammar, and theories of syntax. Offered Yearly.

Prerequisites: LIN 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, ENG 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, LIN 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, or ENG 2720 with a minimum grade of D-

Equivalent: LIN 5300

ENG 5745 Semantics Cr. 3

Semantics is a core area of Linguistics. This course investigates meaning in natural language. It examines two foundational assumptions of natural language semantics: (i) that the meaning of a declarative sentence is its truth conditions and (ii) that the truth conditions of an expression are determined compositionally (that is, they are determined as a function of its parts and how they are put together). Students will then learn to distinguish between the entailments, implicatures, and presuppositions of an expression, where only the first are part of the expression's truth conditions. Offered Winter.

Prerequisites: ENG 5700 with a minimum grade of D-, ENG 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, LIN 2720 with a minimum grade of D-, or LIN 5700 with a minimum grade of D-

Equivalent: LIN 5745

ENG 5750 Theories of Second Language Acquisition Cr. 3

The complex processes involved in learning a foreign/second language, including the nature of inter language and the individual and collective factors influencing learner success and the effectiveness of instruction. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: LGL 5750, LIN 5750

ENG 5770 Sociolinguistics Cr. 3

Identification of sociolinguistic principles used by English speakers and writers in choosing among the different English codes, styles, registers and social dialects in American and other communities. Offered Every Other Year.

Equivalent: LIN 5770

ENG 5785 Academic Writing for Graduate Students Cr. 2

Emphasis on learning and executing written genres common to research and presentation activities in graduate school. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Equivalent: GS 5785

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5790 Writing Theory Cr. 3

Review of linguistic, rhetorical, and/or literary theories of written language. Analysis of the principles, purposes, types, and modes of written discourse. Offered Intermittently.

ENG 5795 Topics in Rhetoric and Writing Cr. 3

Advanced course in rhetoric and writing. Attention to recent work in composition studies, rhetorical theory, and writing. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5820 Internship Practicum Cr. 3

Students work 8-20 hours per week as tutors, writers, editors or researchers in publishing firms,businesses, government, and community organizations. Classroom sessions focus on reading and writing analytical texts related to workplace experience, and creating a portfolio of works created from the internship. Offered Every Term.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5825 Grant, Proposal, and Public Writing Cr. 3

This course guides students through the grant-writing process addressing the main components of a successful grant funding application. Students work in a collaborative environment to establish a relationship with an organization and to address a specific problem area that requires funding. Offered Every Other Year.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5830 Writing in the Workplace Cr. 3

Intensive writing course that develops communication skills used in the workplace. Designed for students preparing to become technical writers/editors and students who will write as part of their professional work. Offered Every Other Year.

ENG 5840 Topics in Professional Writing Cr. 3

Select topics in the theory and practice of professional communication. Topics include the rhetoric and teaching of technical communication, analysis of on-the-job writing and rhetorical situations, and use of new communications technology. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Every Other Year.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5850 Introduction to Scholarly Writing for Non-native English Speakers Cr. 2

Intensive practice in writing at the graduate level for non-native speakers of English. Offered Fall, Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 5860 Topics in Creative Writing Cr. 3

Topics include new genres, new media, and writing for public audiences. Models drawn from works written in diverse communities and cultures. Frequent individual conferences. Offered Intermittently.

Prerequisites: (AFS 2390 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 2390 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 3010 with a minimum grade of C, ENG 3020 with a minimum grade of C, or ENG 3050 with a minimum grade of C) and ENG 3800 with a minimum grade of B

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5870 Poetry Writing Workshop Cr. 3

The writing of poetry, conducted on a seminar basis; discussion and criticism of the work of students in the course. Frequent individual conferences. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5880 Fiction Writing Workshop Cr. 3

The writing of fiction, conducted on a seminar basis; discussion and criticism of the work of students in the course. Frequent individual conferences. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5885 Topics in Creative Non-Fiction Writing Cr. 3

Study and practice of hybrid forms that blend reportage and imaginative writing. Attention to essays, memoir, and personal writing. Frequent individual conferences. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5895 Topics in Environmental, Nature, and Science Writing Cr. 3

Advanced course in the study and practice of writing about the environment or the sciences. Specific topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 5990 Directed Study in English Cr. 1-3

Advanced work for superior students whose program cannot be adequately met by scheduled classes. Course requires substantial written work. Offered Every Term.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5992 Senior Seminar Cr. 3

In-depth study and discussion of topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Attention to the use of primary and secondary sources in research and writing. Each student produces a substantial research project. Offered for undergraduate credit only. Offered Fall, Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students with a major in 2nd English or English; enrollment is limited to Undergraduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 5993 Writing Intensive Course in English Cr. 0

Satisfies General Education Requirement: Writing Intensive Competency

Disciplinary writing assignments under the direction of a faculty member. Satisfies the University General Education Writing Intensive Course in the Major requirement. Required for all majors. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate level students.

ENG 6002 Teaching of Literary and Cultural Studies Cr. 2

Instruction in the teaching of literary and cultural studies through both individualized and group training. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 6003 Teaching Film and Media Studies Cr. 2

Instruction and resources in the teaching of film and media studies through both individualized and group training. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 6005 Teaching Developmental Writing Cr. 2

Emphasis on researching pedagogical strategies to develop course materials for the teaching of a developmental writing class. Offered Intermittently.

ENG 6006 Teaching Creative Writing Cr. 2

As a discipline, creative writing straddles the Humanities and the Fine Arts, and so, of necessity, will this course. Although it complements the composition pedagogy curriculum, it will emphasize the practices particular to the creative writing classroom—practices that draw heavily from the studio art model. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 6010 Tutoring Practicum Cr. 3

Integration of theories of language, learning and composition into a teaching practicum for prospective teachers at the secondary level and beyond. Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Junior, Senior or Post Bachelor.

ENG 6720 Topics in Language Cr. 3

Topics such as: pragmatics, historical linguistics, history of English, language and gender, language and variation, language and evolution. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Yearly.

Equivalent: LIN 6720

Repeatable for 12 Credits

ENG 6800 Advanced Creative Writing Cr. 3

Writing in any of the creative forms. Work by students presented in seminar meetings; frequent individual conferences. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 12 Credits

ENG 7001 Introduction to Doctoral Studies in English Cr. 3

Training in fundamental critical and professional issues through reading and writing about problems, issues and texts central to English studies. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 7003 Contemporary Literary Theory Cr. 3

In-depth reading of and education in contemporary literary works that are important to the discipline of English studies. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7004 Theoretical Issues in Cultural Studies Cr. 3

Intensive reading in and writing about central theoretical issues in cultural studies. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7006 Media Theory Cr. 4

Important issues and theories in media studies. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 7007 Composition Theory Cr. 3

Seminar on such topics as: the writing process, computers in composition, theory of basic writing, theory of technical/professional writing. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7011 Studies in Medieval Literature Cr. 3

Selected topics such as: Arthurian legend, the alliterative revival, problems in Chaucer criticism. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7012 Studies in Early Modern Literature Cr. 3

Readings in representative works in literature in English of the early modern period. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7014 Studies in Early Modern Drama Cr. 3

Studies in representative English dramas from the early modern period. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7015 Studies in Shakespeare Cr. 3

Special problems in current scholarship and criticism. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7022 Studies in Romantic Literature and Culture Cr. 3

Topics such as Wordsworth and Coleridge, crisis and triumph of the romantic imagination. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7025 Studies in Contemporary British Literature Cr. 3

Studies in turn of the century literature and culture. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7032 Modernism and Modernity Cr. 3

Studies in modernism as a literary and cultural movement and/or in modernity as a social, economic and cultural formation. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7033 Postmodernism and Postmodernity Cr. 3

Studies in postmodernism as a literary and cultural movement and/or in postmodernity as a social, economic and cultural formation. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7042 Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture Cr. 3

Advanced study of texts from before and after the Civil War, covering such topics as Transcendentalism, Fugitive Slave Narratives, Native American Autobiographies and Histories, Literary Realism, and the Southern Gothic. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7043 Twentieth-Century American Literature and Culture Cr. 3

Advanced study of literary representations of crucial cultural issues as demonstrated among writers, movements, and selected texts. Possible writers include T.S. Eliot, Toni Morrison, Gertrude Stein; movements like Modernism and Postmodernism, and cultural phenomena like assimilation and reification may be treated. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7044 African-American Literature and Culture Cr. 3

Advanced study of topics in African-American literature. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7045 Transnational American Race and Ethnic Studies Cr. 3

This course provides an engagement with the critical scholarship in Transnational American Race and Ethnic Studies. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7053 Film and Media Genres Cr. 4

Survey of the genres of film and media studies. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 7054 Topics in Film and Media Studies Cr. 4

Focus on selected topics in film and media. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 7056 Comparative Media Cr. 4

Instruction in media from a comparative perspective, including but not limited to film, digital, visual, and auditory media. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 7061 Rhetorical Theory Cr. 3

Survey of major rhetorical theories. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7062 Designing Research in Composition and Rhetoric Cr. 3

Survey of major research methodologies in rhetoric and composition. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7063 Historical Studies in Composition and Rhetoric Cr. 3

Survey of historical approaches to rhetoric and composition. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7064 The Teaching of Writing Cr. 3

Survey of major pedagogical theories in composition studies. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7065 Writing Technologies Cr. 3

Study of rhetorical and pedagogical issues related to writing and technology. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7066 Writing in Multiple Settings Cr. 3

Survey of research into writing in specific settings such as urban and/or rural sites, workplaces, communities and organizations, or classrooms. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7710 Advanced Studies in Linguistic Structure Cr. 3

Current issues in linguistic theory, including but not limited to topics in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Equivalent: LIN 7710

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 7720 Advanced Studies in Language Use Cr. 3

Current problems in language use, including issues in language variation, pidgins and creoles, first language acquisition, perception and production, and linguistic stylistics. Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Equivalent: LIN 7720

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 7800 Seminar in Creative Writing Cr. 3

Intensive advanced study in creative writing and/or relevant critical theory. Topics such as: Writing the Novel, Narrative Perspective, Creative Text and Reader Response, to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 9 Credits

ENG 7820 Graduate Internship Practicum Cr. 2

Students work 6 hours per week gaining experience in alternatives to academic careers, typically as writers, editors or researchers in publishing firms, businesses, government, and community organizations. Students create a portfolio of works created from the internship. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 7840 Technical and Professional Communication Cr. 3

Survey of contemporary research in technical and professional communication. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 7850 Pedagogical Practicum I Cr. 2

Instruction and resources to prepare newly-appointed graduate teaching assistants for teaching in the Wayne State composition program. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students; enrollment is limited to students in the Department of English.

ENG 7860 Pedagogical Practicum II Cr. 2

Instruction and resources to support graduate teaching assistants during their first semester teaching in the Wayne State Composition Program. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Winter.

Prerequisite: ENG 6001 with a minimum grade of B- or ENG 7850 with a minimum grade of B-

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students; enrollment is limited to students in the Department of English.

Repeatable for 4 Credits

ENG 7870 Teaching Practicum in Technical and Professional Writing Cr. 2

Instruction and resources in the teaching of technical and professional writing using both individualized and group training. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 7990 Directed Study in English Cr. 1-8

Advanced work for English majors whose program of study cannot be adequately met by scheduled classes. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 12 Credits

ENG 7999 Master's Essay Direction Cr. 1-3

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Candidate Masters; enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 8001 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies Cr. 3

Advanced special topics in literary and cultural studies. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 8002 Seminar in Literary and Cultural Studies Before 1700 Cr. 3

Advanced special topics in literary and cultural studies before 1700. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 8006 Seminar in Film and Media Studies Cr. 4

Advanced special topics in film and media studies. Topics to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 8 Credits

ENG 8007 Seminar in Rhetoric and Composition Studies Cr. 3

Advanced special topics in rhetoric and composition studies to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Every Other Year.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 8008 Seminar in Theory Cr. 3

Advanced special topics in theory to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 8998 Prospectus and Dissertation Chapter Workshop Cr. 2

Intensive workshop in creating a dissertation prospectus and/or dissertation chapter. Attention to invention, development, peer support, and developing material for academic publishing audiences. Offered Spring/Summer.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 8999 Master's Thesis Research and Direction Cr. 1-6

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Candidate Masters; enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 6 Credits

ENG 9990 Pre-Doctoral Candidacy Research Cr. 1-8

Research in preparation for doctoral dissertation. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Repeatable for 12 Credits

ENG 9991 Doctoral Candidate Status I: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 7.5

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 9992 Doctoral Candidate Status II: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 7.5

Offered Every Term.

Prerequisite: ENG 9991 with a minimum grade of S

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 9993 Doctoral Candidate Status III: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 7.5

Offered Every Term.

Prerequisite: ENG 9992 with a minimum grade of S

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 9994 Doctoral Candidate Status IV: Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 7.5

Offered Every Term.

Prerequisite: ENG 9993 with a minimum grade of S

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

ENG 9995 Candidate Maintenance Status: Doctoral Dissertation Research and Direction Cr. 0

Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Fees: $434.8

Repeatable for 0 Credits

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